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W. K. GAMPBELL. DEVICE FOR APPLYING ADHESIVES T0 EDG-BS 0P WRAPPBRS.

No. 540,717. Patented June 11, 1895 Elm-mm,

To ctZZ whom/ i2? may concerns Nirnnj. STATES PATENT et-inn,

\VILBER A. K. CAMPBELL, OF ELDORA, IOWA.

DEVICE FOR APPLYING ADHESlVES -TO EDG ES OF WRAPPERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 540,717, dated. June11, 1895.

- Application filed se iem trimsei. strain. 523,008. (No model.)

Be it known that I, WILBER A. K. CAMP BELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eldora, in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices forApplying Adhesive to the Edges of Wrappers; and I do declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others 'skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention has relation to devices for applying paste or otheradhesive to the edges of wrappers for wrapping newspapers for the mails,and among the objects in view is to provide a simple, inexpensive andefficient de-' vice for applying adhesive to the edges of newspapers orother wrappers whereby a considerable saving in time and expense iseffected, and with the above and other objects in view my inventionconsists in the novel construction, arrangement-and combination of partsas hereinafter fully described, illus trated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my devicein use. Fig. 2 is a-vertical longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the paste fountain or receptacle. Fig. 4 is a rearview of the device.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a base or board 1 upon which thesheets or wrappers to be pasted are laid and which board toward one endis provided upon opposite sides with vertical standards 2, which upontheir inner faces are grooved as at 3.-

Wire guides 5' carried by said receptacle is a suitable brush 6, whichis adapted to slide vertically. The receptacle is provided with ribs 6adapted to slide within the grooves 3 of the standards.

In'ordcr to hold the brush down against the wrappers at all times,andthus accommodate itself to the diminishing quantity of Wrappers, anysuitable means may be employed, as for instance a set-screw 7 workingwithin a metallic plate 8 secured to the standards 2,

said set screw being adapted to bear against the brush head so as toregulate the brush in its vertical movements; or I may provide thereceptacle with openings 13 through which I can insert a pin 14 intopreviously provided sockets in the brush-head. A suitable opening 10 isformed in the rear side of the receptacle inrear of the brush andadapted to be closed or partially so by a slide 11 to govern the flow ofpaste on to the wrappers.

In order that the paste receptacle may not retain or scrape off anypaste from the wrappers as they are pasted, I provide said receptacleupon each side and at any suitable point in rear of the brush withbuttons or protuberances 12 which rest upon the topmost wrapper wherebythe bottom edge of the receptacle will be lifted clear of the paste.This is a very desirable feature of my invention.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as followsz-Thewrapper to be pasted having been placed upon the board 1, and over thepin, the set-screw 7 is then adjusted so as to cause the brush to bearon the wrappers. The slide 11 is raised to allow the paste to flow on tothe topmost wrapper. The newspaper to be wrapped is then placed in afolded condition uponthe wrapper and the latter rolled around the paperat the same time being drawn forward and torn from the pin, and thebrush then evenly spreads the paste upon the end of the wrapper whichend I is finally pasted down and another newspa- Fper may then bewrapped in the next succeed- 1. The combination with a base board, andstandards carried thereby, of a paste receptacle vertically adjustablein said standards, and having an outlet for the paste, a slide governingthe'fiow of paste through said outlet and a brush vertically adjustablewithin said receptacle, and means for adjusting said brush, as describedfor the purpose specified.

2. The combination with a base board and standards carried thereby, of apaste receptacle vertically adjustable in said standards and providedwith an outlet for the paste, a brush carried by the receptacle, andprojections on the receptacle adapted to rest on the Wrappers to liftthe receptacle above the same, for the purpose specified.

